Tearing the Earth

Drought and famine smite the Basin of Mexico, and the gods remain deaf to the people's pleas. An infection that drives those who catch it into a rabid frenzy spreads through the forests. Two young Mexicas, a man and a woman, are pitted against the threat, and they are the only ones who can carry the warning to try to stop it. Brimming with adventure, action, suspense, and horror, Tearing the Earth marks the beginning of the saga The Chant of the Dead, a series of self-contained novels set in ancient Mexico.

This edition also includes "The Memory of Her," a macabre short story set in the same universe as Tearing the Earth and inspired by a Mesoamerican belief surrounding women who died during their first childbirth.